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9281 Etymology dictionary, p. loafer (n.).2
… "to run" (see leap (v.)). But OED finds this connection "not very probable." As a type of shoe for informal occasions, 1937. Related: Loafers. By coincidence Old English …
9282 Etymology dictionary, p. long run (n.).1
long run (n.)
9283 Etymology dictionary, p. long run (n.).2
also long-run, "ultimate outcome," 1620s, from long (adj.) + run (n.); the notion is "when events have run their course," as in the phrase in the long run "after a long course of experience." As an adjective from 1804.
9284 Etymology dictionary, p. long-running (adj.).1
long-running (adj.)
9285 Etymology dictionary, p. long-running (adj.).2
1943, of theatrical productions, from long (adv.) + present participle of run (v.). Related: Longest-running .
9286 Etymology dictionary, p. loop (n.).2
… leap, run" (see leap (v.)). As a feature of a fingerprint, 1880. In reference to magnetic recording tape or film, first recorded 1931. Computer programming sense "sequence …
9287 Etymology dictionary, p. lope (v.).2
"to run with long strides," early 15c.; earlier "to leap, jump, spring" (c. 1300), from Old Norse hlaupa "to run, leap, spring up," from Proto-Germanic *hlaupan "to leap" (see leap …
9288 Etymology dictionary, p. luck (n.).4
Luck of the draw (1892) is from card-playing. In expressions often ironical, as in just (my) luck (1909). To be out of luck is from 1789; to have one's luck run out is from 1966.
9289 Etymology dictionary, p. luxuriate (v.).2
… ," figuratively "run riot, be dissolute, indulge to excess," from luxuria "excess, rankness, luxuriance" (see luxury ). Related: Luxuriated; luxuriating .
9290 Etymology dictionary, p. maiden (adj.).2
… never run before. Maiden name "family name of a woman before her marriage" is from 1680s.
9291 Etymology dictionary, p. Maine.2
… that runs through it, which has a name of Gaulish origin). The name was applied to that part of coastal North America by French explorers. The Maine law in late …
9292 Etymology dictionary, p. make (v.).5
… off "run away, depart suddenly" is from 1709; to make off with "run away with (something) in one's possession" is by 1820. To make way is from c. 1200 as "cut a path," early …
9293 Etymology dictionary, p. manifold (n.).2
… "pipe running from a carburetor to the cylinders in an internal combustion engine of an automobile," by 1904.
9294 Etymology dictionary, p. Medicare (n.).2
name for a state-run health insurance system for the elderly, 1962, originally in a Canadian context, from medical (adj.) + care (n.). U.S. use is from 1965; the U.S. program was set up by Title XVIII of the Social Security Act of 1965.
9295 Etymology dictionary, p. Mersey.2
… river running past Liverpool, c. 1000, Mærse, probably "boundary river," from Old English m æ res (genitive singular of mære "boundary, object indicating a boundary …
9296 Etymology dictionary, p. mold (n.1).3
… ., is run to obtain a cast." By 1570s as "a form of metal or earthenware (later plastic) to give shape to jellies or other food. Figurative use of break the mold "render …
9297 Etymology dictionary, p. mom (n.).2
"mother," 1867, American English, perhaps a shortening of mommy; also see mamma. Adjectival phrase mom and pop to indicate a small shop or other business run by a married couple is by 1946.
9298 Etymology dictionary, p. monoplane (n.).2
1907, a hybrid coined from mono- "single" + second element of aeroplane. In old planes the wings formed a single surface running across the fuselage.
9299 Etymology dictionary, p. Moravia.2
region in central Europe, Medieval Latin, named for the River Morva (German March, Latin Marus ), which runs through it.
9300 Etymology dictionary, p. mudder (n.).2
"horse that runs well in muddy conditions," 1903, from mud (n.).